Choose the correct option(s) for the characteristics of hypogeal germination.

Epicotyl elongates

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Hypocotyl elongates

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Cotyledons remain below the ground

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Cotyledons are lifted above the ground

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Solution

The correct option is C
Cotyledons remain below the ground

The part of the embryo which is present above the point of attachment of cotyledons in a seed is called as epicotyl. When the seed germinates, if epicotyl elongates, then the cotyledons remain below the ground and the plumule grows into a shoot. Such type of germination is called as hypogeal germination.
Examples: gram, pea, maize, etc.

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